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SimpleX Chat (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello everyone,

I have discovered SimpleX Chat (nothing to do with XChat or HexChat, or the favorite letter of some dumb billionaire), and it appears being a legit good effort at providing good privacy while retaining "mainstream" usability.

And it has been audited (by one company so far, it seems).

The only concern I have is with regards to battery life (given that it has to maintain roughly as many open connections as you have contacts, AFAICT).

Has anyone here used it? Any opinion?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I find it weird and sad that they only announce their mobile apps on the main page. You'd have to go to their Github and only then see that they also have a desktop client. I personally don't mind it being terminal-only, but I see how people could have an issue with there being no GUI. I just find it disrespectful. I don't personally use it (I am mostly on IRC and XMPP), but this just caught my attention.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well the desktop gui is still in beta (literally less than a week old, iirc). So I wouldn't expect it being on the website until it's fully functional. (And it's a GUI desktop client now)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Update: The frontpage now has a line that says "Get SimpleX desktop app", above various mobile app stores links. Have to head to downloads page, still on the website itself, for desktop, mobile and terminal options.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's because the desktop client is basically brand new and in early development. (A GUI one, that is)